Australia:  Call for crackdown on Perth pop-up bars ‘flouting’ liquor licensing rules

Australia:  Call for crackdown on Perth pop-up bars ‘flouting’ liquor licensing rules WA Today By Sarah Heath & Abbey Ross May 4, 2018 The Australian Hotels Association WA is pushing for tougher restrictions on pop-up bars, citing the economic damage they have caused Perth’s established hospitality industry. AHA WA chief executive Bradley Woods said the […]

Assessing Associations Between Personality Traits And Protective Behavioural Strategies Among Young Female University Students

Assessing Associations Between Personality Traits And Protective Behavioural Strategies Among Young Female University Students Science Trends By Sinéad Moylett May 3, 2018 The study focused on examining the use of “Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS)” among young female university students. The body of research assessing PBS has been growing in recent times as they can be […]

Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Called ‘Booze’?

Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Called ‘Booze’? The term has a few origin stories. Huffington Post By Caroline Bologna May 3, 2018 Booze cruise. Boozy brunch. Booze it up. It’s clear “booze” is part of our vocabulary when it comes to drinking culture. But where did this term come from, and why do we use it to […]

New Study Refutes The ‘Wine Will Kill You’ Nonsense

New Study Refutes The ‘Wine Will Kill You’ Nonsense   Source: https://www.acsh.org/ By Alex Berezow May 3, 2018   A few weeks ago, the media ran wild with an outlandish claim that an extra glass of wine will take 30 minutes off of your life.   Though the media, particularly The Guardian, deserved much of […]

Beer and Wine Coming to Military Commissaries

Beer and Wine Coming to Military Commissaries   Source: https://www.military.com/ By Amy Bushatz 2 May 2018   On-base shoppers will be able to buy beer and wine at military commissaries within the next 90 days, according to a recent Pentagon memo.   “The availability of beer and wine in Defense Commissary Agency stores will increase […]

Does minimum alcohol pricing work?

Does minimum alcohol pricing work?   Debate continues over whether increased taxes will cut alcohol-related deaths and binge drinking   Source: http://www.theweek.co.uk/ May 2, 2018   Scotland became one of the first countries in the world to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol yesterday after years of legal wrangling and opposition from drinks companies.   Following […]

Ireland: European Commission criticises parts of alcohol health warning plan

Ireland: European Commission criticises parts of alcohol health warning plan   Concerns expressed over label portion used and ad images in international publications   Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/ Fiach Kelly Deputy Political Editor May 3, 2018   A number of elements of the Government’s proposed legislation to deal with Ireland’s alcohol problem have been criticised by the […]